词条 | Elk City State Park |
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| name = Elk City State Park | iucn_category = | iucn_ref = | photo = Elk city bridge.JPG | photo_caption = A trail bridge in Elk City State Park | map = USA Kansas | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Elk City State Park in Kansas | relief = 1 | location = Montgomery, Kansas, United States | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|37|15|20|N|95|46|16|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_acre = 857 | area_ref = | elevation = {{convert|833|ft|m|abbr=on}}[1] | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = 1967 | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism | administrator = | operator = | owner = | website = | embedded = }} Elk City State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located west of Independence. The {{convert|857|acre|ha|adj=on}} park is adjacent to the {{convert|4500|acre|ha|adj=on}} Elk City Reservoir and the {{convert|12000|acre|km2|adj=on}} Elk City Wildlife Area. The reservoir offers fishing opportunities for channel catfish, white bass, crappie, flathead catfish, largemouth bass and saugeye. The Wildlife Area offers a chance to view white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, cottontail, gray squirrel, prairie chicken, beaver, raccoon, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, mink and muskrat. A nationally recognized trails system allows visitors to take in a variety of flora and fauna. The Green Thumb Nature Trail at the Timber Road campground is a one-mile loop with a panoramic vista of the lake. The nearby Table Mound Hiking Trail runs {{convert|2.75|mi|km}} north along the east side of the lake to the scenic overlook at the dam. At the overlook is the 2/3-mile Post Oak Nature Trail. There is also a paved and handicapped accessible {{convert|3.3|mi|km|adj=on}} South Squaw Multipurpose trail. Running outside of the park is the Elk River Hiking Trail, a scenic {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=on}} route that begins at the west edge of the dam and ends near the U.S. Route 160 bridge on the Elk River. See also
References1. ^{{cite web | url={{Gnis3|479841}} | title=Elk City State Park | date=1984-07-01 | work=Geographic Names Information System | publisher=United States Geological Survey | accessdate=2012-11-28}} External links
|url =http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Elk-City |title =Elk City State Park |publisher =Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism |accessdate =2012-11-11 }}{{Protected Areas of Kansas}} 3 : State parks of Kansas|Protected areas of Montgomery County, Kansas|Protected areas established in 1967 |
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